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Titus 2:5

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “busy at home” (οἰκουργοὺς) before kind here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “keepers at home” (οἰκουρούς) before kind here.

σώφροναςsōphronasTo be discreetσώφρων (sōphrōn)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “To be discreet”, the object formG4998of sound mind, self-controlled, temperate, sober-minded, modest, chaste.To be discreetἁγνάςhagnaschasteἁγνός (hagnos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “chaste”, the object formG53(originally, in a condition prepared for worship), pure (either ethically, or ritually, ceremonially), chaste.This verse uses “chaste”.chasteοἰκουργούςoikourgouskeepers at homeοἰκουργός (oikourgos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “keepers at home”, the object formG9994working at homekeepers at homeἀγαθάςagathasgoodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “good”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.goodὑποτασσομέναςhupotassomenasobedientὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, plural, feminine — “obedient”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.obedientτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίοιςidioisto their ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to their own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.to their ownἀνδράσινandrasinhusbandsἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “husbands”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.husbandsἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogoswordλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “word”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godβλασφημῆταιblasphēmētaibeβλασφημέω (blasphēmeō)verb, present passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG987I speak evil against, blaspheme, use abusive or scurrilous language about (God or men).be

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οἰκουρούςoikourouskeepers at homeοἰκουρός (oikouros)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “keepers at home”, the object formG3626

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

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American Standard Version (1901)

to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

Young’s Literal Translation

sober, pure, keepers of [their own] houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

World English Bible

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

Darby Translation

discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

Douay-Rheims

To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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